Enrollment
318
High
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAINTSVILLE INDEPENDENT·NCES 210468001156
Paintsville High School
225 2nd St, Paintsville, KY 41240 · (606) 789-2656 · Johnson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Kentucky public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
150 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 14% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Paintsville Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
44.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Paintsville High School
Paintsville High School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintsville High School this school | 318 | 47.2% | 46.3% |
| Lyon County High School Eddyville | 292 | 45.5% | 42.3% |
| McLean County High School Calhoun | 427 | 44.5% | 35.0% |
| Raceland-Worthington High School Raceland | 387 | 45.5% | 34.8% |
| Hazard High School Hazard | 303 | 50.2% | 42.5% |
| Ballard Memorial High School Barlow | 276 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Paintsville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #38 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #85 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #63 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #200 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #11 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #183 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #177 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #41 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 318 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 47% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 47% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 47% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 45% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 48% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 38% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 29% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 16 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paintsville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (362 to 318); teachers up 8% (24 to 26).
About Paintsville High School
A small high school in Paintsville, Kentucky, Paintsville High School is part of Paintsville Independent. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 318 students. For comparison, high schools in Kentucky average about 558 students.
Within Paintsville Independent, Paintsville High School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 752 students.
Paintsville High School's enrollment is 95% White. It is also 2% Hispanic and 2% Asian. For comparison, Johnson County is about 94% White. Paintsville High School's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 12.2:1 comes from the school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.4 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Johnson County is 14 points.
The allk12 Grade for Paintsville High School is A-. Compared with Kentucky public high schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.5%. Paintsville High School scores 46.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that the median household income is $44,904, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Paintsville High School is one of 14 public schools in the county.
Paintsville Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Paintsville High School. Paintsville High School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 318, close to the 313 recorded in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.9 to 12.2 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,334
Census ACS
Median income
$44,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paintsville Independent
- Paintsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
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Other schools in Paintsville
- Johnson Central High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Johnson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Paintsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Johnson County Eagle AcademyCombined · 160 students
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Nearby schools
- Paintsville Elementary School0.1 mi · 434
- Johnson County Middle School0.7 mi · 449
- Johnson County Eagle Academy0.8 mi · 160
- Johnson Central High School0.8 mi · 888
- Central Elementary School1.5 mi · 341
- Highland Elementary School1.8 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Paintsville High SchoolHow many students attend Paintsville High School?
Paintsville High School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Paintsville High School serve?
Paintsville High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Paintsville High School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Paintsville High School.
How diverse is Paintsville High School?
Paintsville High School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian.
Is Paintsville High School public or private?
Paintsville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paintsville Independent.
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